Indole-3-acetyl-L-tryptophan is involved in regulatory mechanisms for the control of auxin activity during physiological and pathophysiological responses. It may also be used in the synthesis of β-D-galactosidase and β-D-glucosidase inhibitors.

Vitexicarpin can significantly reduce vascular inflammation, through inhibition of ROS-NF-κB pathway in vascular endothelial cells.

AZD-1656 is a glucokinase activator (GKA) that can cause dose-limiting hypoglycemia in normal animals used in embryofetal development studies and type 2 diabetes.